You have a decent career, which can be a very short one. You have to do a lot to stay on top of the game and continue making money. You know you can't bet another horse in the race because you'll likely get caught. But you do it anyway.

All for a $10,000 bet on an even money shot.

This isn't Lance Armstrong where if you succeed in breaking a rule, you can make millions upon millions of dollars. This isn't Ben Johnson. This isn't even a trainer trying to break in, going to the dark side and building a career as the win percentage rises and the barn suddenly gets full with owners looking for the next print-money supertrainer.

I don't know. It just makes me wonder.

More wonderings.......

I wonder about the three year old pacing colts. Who will win horse of the year?

I wonder about Hurrikane King Cole, who went from a speed flash, to flat in his few most recent outings.

I wonder how Michaels Power, when sharp, can't break 149 and change on a big track, but off form, wins in 148.1 in bad weather, running a monster top.